[Archived] Temporary Site for Alexandria Library’s Duncan Branch Closes on Tuesday, Aug. 16

City Press Release


	For Immediate Release	For More Information, Contact
	August 8, 2005 PIO# 250-05/rdo	Steven J. Mason, Public Information Officer, or Raynard Owens, Communications Officer, at 703.838.4300 Raynard Owens, Communications Officer, at 703.838.4300

Temporary Site for Alexandria Library’s
Duncan Branch Closes on Tuesday, Aug. 16

The temporary site for the Alexandria Library's Duncan Branch will close on Tuesday, Aug. 16, at 9 pm at the Alexandria Library’s normal weekday closing time. Items checked out of the Duncan Branch’s temporary site, 3809 Mt. Vernon Ave., will have extended loan periods, but can be returned to any of the other three Alexandria Library branches before they are due.

Located one mile south of its temporary site, Duncan's permanent home, 2501 Commonwealth Ave., which is being expanded by 5,000 square feet, will reopen by mid-September. The expanded Duncan Branch will include a naturally lit adult reading area, one of the City of Alexandria’s first green roofs, an enlarged children's area, and an additional entrance from Commonwealth Avenue. The branch’s renovation and extension were designed by the Del Ray architectural firm Larson/Koenig.

The Alexandria Library and the Friends of the Duncan Branch Library will host the Duncan Branch’s Opening and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on Saturday, Oct. 22, at 11 am following the City’s Walk to Fight Breast Cancer event. Activities that will take place during the ceremony include children storytimes and author readings.

For more information, call Mark Schwartz of the Alexandria Library at 703.519.3498.

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